2020
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‘Carbon-Neutral Studio Flat’
13/10/2020
This renovation project is the transformation a self-built barn into a carbon-neutral studio flat. The flat has been designed to be extremely effective at energy conservation, to create a warm and comfortable home. -
‘Cool Homes in a Heatwave’
17/06/2020
How to prepare your home to stay cool in a heatwave. A free, interactive webinar: Many homes, old and new, are becoming uncomfortable and unhealthy in our increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves. We’ll describe and discuss many ways to keep your home cool and healthy, some simple and some building projects. eg: shading, ventilation and avoiding accidental heating. -
‘Country in the City’
05/10/2020
This beautiful, low energy house reflects the hosts' wish to reduce their environmental impact through living in a more sustainable home, constructed primarily using natural materials. NOTE: date change -
‘House Built in 3 Days’
20/10/2020
This striking new-build was prefabricated in Baufritz’ factory in Germany and erected by them in 3 days onto prepared groundworks. Personal and planetary health have been prioritised this carbon positive house. -
‘Mark Brinkley’s Self-Build’
01/10/2020
Mark will show his and Mandy's inspiring self-built home, in which their choices were constrained by budget and a narrow site, making for a challenging design, which has resulted in a beautiful, low-energy, award-winning home. -
‘More Space, Less Energy: Extending and Upgrading a 1940s Semi’
08/10/2020
This 1940s semi-detached house has been retrofitted and extended to create a sustainable home with a significantly reduced CO2 footprint. Through energy efficiency improvements, this home now maintains an even temperature. -
‘Victorian Home with 21st Century Insulation’, 17 Oct
17/10/2020
This Victorian family home was freezing in winter and overly hot in summer, however after this renovation it is now a more comfortable home with greater light, lower heating bills, and a carbon reduction. -
‘Victorian Home with 21st Century Insulation’, 22 Sept
22/09/2020
This Victorian family home was freezing in winter and overly hot in summer, however after this renovation it is now a more comfortable home with greater light, lower heating bills, and a carbon reduction. -
‘Victorian Terrace Getting Off Gas’
26/09/2020
The recent retrofit of this Victorian terrace involved transforming the property into a renewable-powered, low energy home which has eliminated gas usage, and experiences greater energy efficiency. -
1930s Eco-Retrofit & Loft Extension, 15 Oct
15/10/2020
This 1930s semi-detached house was renovated to improve its energy efficiency, in order to reduce the building’s carbon footprint and lower its energy bills. It is now a notably warmer home with decreased energy consumption.
2019
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Cambridge 2030 – Meeting the zero carbon homes challenge
10/09/2019
An evening of celebration, conversation and inspiration to mark the 10th anniversary of Open Eco Homes. This event is bringing together some of the brightest minds working in low-energy housing today and offers an open invitation for a city-wide conversation between people who wish to change the housing landscape. -
Open Eco Home Tours 2019
22/09/2019 - 28/09/2019
Open Eco Homes helps people create beautiful, high functioning, low energy homes. We find householders who have renovated or built new eco homes and help them to pass on their knowledge to visitors by organising tours in their homes over two days in September. The advice is local, independent and free. -
Thermal Imaging Training
16/10/2019
Find out where your home is leaking heat! Thermal imaging vividly reveals where a building is leaking heat through weaknesses in insulation and air tightness. This session will teach you how to use our cameras and interpret their images. -
Thermal Imaging Training
27/11/2019
Find out where your home is leaking heat! Thermal imaging vividly reveals where a building is leaking heat through weaknesses in insulation and air tightness. This session will teach you how to use our cameras and interpret their images. -
Workshop – Beginner’s guide to retrofit
21/09/2019
This short, beginners workshop will explore basic ideas and concepts, helping you get to grips with how you might reduce energy bills, improve your property and make your home a little bit greener. -
Workshop – Better insulation
03/10/2019
Presented by a low-carbon architect, a householder describing his retrofit strategy and a low-energy specialist builder, this workshop covers internal and external wall insulation, material choice and passive house techniques and software. -
Workshop – Successful draught proofing and ventilation
17/09/2019
Led by retrofitter and Open Eco Homes host Tom Bragg, this workshop will show you how to keep warm and cut bills by draught-proofing, while also ventilating to avoid condensation and mould. -
Workshop – Your smart electric home
09/10/2019
What is it like to live in a smart home? Do we need to interact with it, or will we not even notice it is there? How do we know if it is working properly? Is it all worth it? Come to ‘Your Smart Electric Home’ to find out.